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                                                 Union Calendar No. 226
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2792

                          [Report No. 115-316]

     To amend the Social Security Act to make certain revisions to 
provisions limiting payment of benefits to fugitive felons under titles 
             II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2017

  Mrs. Noem (for herself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

                           September 21, 2017

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Sessions and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania

                           September 21, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 6, 
                                 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Social Security Act to make certain revisions to 
provisions limiting payment of benefits to fugitive felons under titles 
             II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO PROVISIONS LIMITING PAYMENT OF BENEFITS TO 
              FUGITIVE FELONS UNDER TITLE XVI OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY 
              ACT.

    (a) Fugitive Felon Warrant Requirement.--Section 1611(e)(4)(A)(i) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(4)(A)(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``fleeing to avoid'' and inserting ``the 
        subject of an arrest warrant for the purpose of'';
            (2) by striking ``the place from which the person flees'' 
        the first place it appears and inserting ``the jurisdiction 
        issuing the warrant''; and
            (3) by striking ``the place from which the person flees'' 
        the second place it appears and inserting ``the jurisdiction''.
    (b) Probation and Parole Warrant Requirement.--Section 
1611(e)(4)(A)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(4)(A)(ii)) is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(ii) the subject of an arrest warrant for violating a 
        condition of probation or parole imposed under Federal or State 
        law.''.
    (c) Disclosure.--Section 1611(e)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(e)(5)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``any recipient of'' and inserting ``any 
        individual who is a recipient of (or would be such a recipient 
        but for the application of paragraph (4)(A))''; and
            (2) by striking ``the recipient'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``the individual''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be 
effective with respect to benefits payable for months that begin on or 
after January 1, 2021.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 226

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2792

                          [Report No. 115-316]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

     To amend the Social Security Act to make certain revisions to 
provisions limiting payment of benefits to fugitive felons under titles 
             II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 21, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed